There are 4 ways to get from Melbourne to Cuenca by plane, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Cuenca
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuenca (CUE)MEL - CUE
40h 13m$502–1,512Fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, taxi
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)MEL - GYE
- Take the taxi from Guayaquil-Airport-GYE to Cuenca
33h 6m$872–2,352Fly to Tumbes, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Tumbes (TBP)MEL - TBP
- Take the bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
30h 52m$723–2,236Fly to Piura International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Piura International Airport (PIU)MEL - PIU
- Take the bus from Piura to Cuenca
36h 12m$785–2,465
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuenca (CUE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Cuenca is to fly which costs $500 - $1,600 and takes 40h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Cuenca is to fly and bus which takes 30h 52m and costs $700 - $2,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Cuenca is 13658 km.
It takes approximately 40h 13m to get from Melbourne to Cuenca, including transfers.
Cuenca is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:54 PM in Melbourne and 4:54 AM in Cuenca.
There are 485+ hotels available in Cuenca.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Cuenca, Ecuador?
LATAM Chile, Qantas, and Air New Zealand fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Cuenca (CUE) 3 times a day.
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, Lima, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Auckland, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Cuenca via Sydney, Santiago, José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Auckland, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Sydney, Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Tumbes via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piura International Airport via Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Piura International Airport via Sydney, Santiago, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Santiago, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Phone
- +593-07 2823163
- gerencia@transportesazuay.com
- Website
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Huaquillas to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
Bus from Piura to Cuenca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- transportesazuay.com
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
VIP Car
- Phone
- +593 9-9723-1913
- Website
- vipcar.com.ec
Ivan Car
- Phone
- +593 98 010 0100
- Website
- ivancar-ec.com
Auto Amigo
- Phone
- +593 99 317 1528
- Website
- facebook.com
Aeropuerto g y e taxis
- Phone
- +593 96 015 5142
- Website
- facebook.com
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